ROCHESTER Argos man, passenger drown after crashing...

April 24, 2006

ROCHESTERArgos man, passenger drown after crashing An Argos man and his passenger are dead after a single-vehicle crash Saturday on Old U.S. 31 north of County Road 350 North. The Fulton County Sheriff's Department said 23-year-old Dustin G. Howell of West South Street, Argos, was driving a vehicle in which Jonathan VanVactor, 22, Indianapolis, was riding. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a written release from the Sheriff's Department. About 3:40 a.m. Saturday, emergency responders arriving at the Tippecanoe River bridge saw the vehicle carrying the two men in the river, on its top, partially submerged and on fire. The vehicle was registered to VanVactor, police said. Jon Good, Fulton County coroner, said the cause of death was drowning. MISHAWAKAOne killed, one hurt in early morning crash One woman is dead and a 21-year-old Mishawaka man was taken to Memorial Hospital with serious injuries after the car they were in rolled over Sunday morning. The man was driving a Honda Accord south in the 54500 block of Bittersweet Road about 3:45 a.m., according to a press release from St. Joseph County police, when his car rolled and hit a utility pole. His female passenger, Jessica Hack, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her city of residence was unavailable Sunday. The St. Joseph County Fatal Alcohol Crash Team is investigating the crash. Prosecutor Michael Dvorak on Sunday said the driver's injuries were not life-threatening. He said he could not disclose the driver's name or blood-alcohol content.